The Gentleman Mason » Fragrance http://thegentlemanmason.com Dress - Etiquette - The Good Life Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Aramis Gentlemen’s Collection http://thegentlemanmason.com/2009/09/22/aramis-gentlemens-collection/ http://thegentlemanmason.com/2009/09/22/aramis-gentlemens-collection/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:37:01 +0000 Jeff Naylor http://thegentlemanmason.com/?p=144 Aramis Gentlemen's CollectionI’ve been stingy with my dwindling supply of the brilliant and inexplicably discontinued Aramis Havana cologne for months, but now I can apply with abandon again because Aramis have reissued Havana in its Gentlemen’s Collection.

In addition to Havana (1994), Aramis are reissuing several other fragrances in their catalog, including Aramis 900 (1974), Devin (1977), JHL (1981), Tuscany Per Uomo (1984) and New West for Him (1988).

I can’t speak to any of the other fragrances in the collection, but I agree with Aramis’ description of Havana:

According to Aramis, Havana is “Charismatic, Well-Blended, Smooth, Sensual, Electric, Sexy, Masculine, Warm, Vibrant, Pulsating, Virile, Seductive, Hypnotic and Intoxicating.”  Quite.  As you might imagine of a fragrance called “Havana,” it’s a very spicy, tobacco heavy scent, anything but subtle and delicate.  I’m just hoping that Aramis didn’t water down the reissue, as so often happens.  Best of all is the very reasonable $48 price tag for a 3.4oz bottle.

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